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Studies warn voter ID could make elections more unequal

Jessica GarlandSeptember 24, 2018
In this year’s local elections, voters in five English council areas were asked to do something unfamiliar to voters in Britain. Something that appears fairly u...
CommentElectionsUKWelfare & Inequality4 min read

Two things John Major and Theresa May have in common

Ben WilliamsSeptember 24, 2018
What does the government of John Major (1990-97) and that of Theresa May (since mid-2016) have in common? With the benefit of hindsight and the observation of c...
CommentGovernmentUK4 min read

This summer has shaken up Welsh politics. Here’s your guide to what’s going on

Tomos EvansSeptember 21, 2018
The summer of 2018 has seen Welsh politics undergo multiple leadership elections at the same time. Four of the five parties represented in the National Assembly...
CommentElectionsGovernmentUKWales5 min read

A surprisingly simple way to stop corporate tax avoidance

David SandersSeptember 17, 2018
Last month, the BBC reported that Amazon’s UK tax bill had fallen despite a significant increase in its profits to public outcry. Many people are infu...
CommentEconomyUKWelfare & Inequality4 min read

Is France having a moment? Emmanuel Macron and the politics of disruption

Helen DrakeSeptember 14, 2018
On 19 June 2018, at a joint press conference with German chancellor Angela Merkel, French president Emmanuel Macron proclaimed that Europe, the EU and...
GovernmentInternational politicsLong Reads7 min read

Review: Yemen in Crisis. Autocracy, Neo?Liberalism and the Disintegration of a State, by Helen Lackner

Thanos PetourisSeptember 7, 2018
In spite of its important geopolitical position, Yemen has remained one of the least studied countries of the Middle East, so Lackner's contribution to its sc...
International politicsMedia & cultureReviews4 min read

Is Obamacare really doomed?

Philip Rocco, Daniel Béland and Alex WaddanSeptember 3, 2018
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, is the most significant US social policy reform in half a century. It is also t...
CommentHealthInternational politics5 min read

The UN still won’t prioritise human rights above the rights of corporations

David Whyte and Stéfanie KhouryAugust 31, 2018
Next month, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) will consider the first draft (“Draft Zero”) of a new treaty on the human rights responsibilities of corporations....
CommentInternational politicsLaw & Justice5 min read

Review: Equal Power. And How You Can Make It Happen, by Jo Swinson

Charlotte Lydia RileyAugust 29, 2018
This book starts from the perspective of Jo Swinson's own experiences as a young woman in the male dominated sphere of politics. The author, a Scottish Liberal ...
FeminismMedia & cultureReviews4 min read

Young LGBT people are being excluded from sex education

Keeley AbbottAugust 22, 2018
Since its inception within UK schools, sex education has been a highly controversial subject. It has been typically influenced by a moral and political agenda r...
CommentEducationFeminismUK5 min read

Britain needs a written constitution ­– and can’t wait for parliament to write one

Bruce AckermanAugust 20, 2018
Everybody is immersed in Brexit-talk right now. But detach yourself momentarily from the current debate to confront the constitutional challenges Britain will f...
BrexitCommentGovernmentUK4 min read

Brexit for our time? What Neville Chamberlain and Theresa May have in common

Ben WorthyAugust 17, 2018
One MP said of Boris Johnson’s recent resignation speech: “we needed Winston Churchill. Instead, he gave us a modern-day version of Neville Chamberlain”. B...
BrexitCommentGovernmentUK5 min read
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